Program Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
- Prof. Janice Mueller, Program Director
- Professor Mueller teaches Patent Law, International Intellectual Property Law, and the Advanced Topics in Patent Law Seminar
- Prof. Kevin Ashley
- Professor Ashley teaches Intellectual Property, Cyberspace and Law, and the Artificial Intelligence and Law Seminar and Practicum
- Prof. Michael Madison
- Professor Madison teaches Copyright Law, Trademark Law, and the Foundations of Intellectual Property Seminar
- Prof. George Pike, Director of the Barco Law Library
- Professor Pike teaches the Information Law & Policy Seminar
Adjunct Faculty
- Prof. Rodney Akers, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of General Counsel
- Prof. Akers teaches Telecommunications Law
- Prof. Lynn Alstadt, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, Pittsburgh, PA
- Professor Alstadt teaches Patent Law Practice
- Prof. C. Allen Black, Jr., Pepper Hamilton, Pittsburgh, PA
- Professor Black teaches Biotechnology Law
- Prof. Robert Harper, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, Pittsburgh, PA
- Professor Harper teaches Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, and Technology, and Biomedical Technology Law
- Prof. Cynthia Kernick, Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, PA
- Prof. Kernick teaches Patent Litigation
- Prof. Robert Lindefjeld, Jones Day, Pittsburgh, PA
- Professor Lindefjeld teaches Patent Litigation
- Prof. John McIlvaine, the Webb Law Firm, Pittsburgh, PA
- Professor McIlvaine teaches Patent Litigation
- Prof. Linda Pingitore, PPG Industries
- Professor Pingitore teaches Trade Secrets Law
- Prof. Peter Watt-Morse, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Pittsburgh, PA
- Professor Watt-Morse teaches Intellectual Property Licensing
Moot Court Advisors
Pitt's IP moot court teams are advised by Professor Alstadt and by Richard Rinaldo, Esq. and David Oberdick, Esq. of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott.